Sustainable Management in the Extractive Industry
Explore the importance of sustainability in the extractive sector and address challenges using a sustainability framework with this course from SUMEX and Vienna University of Economics and Business.
Duration
6 weeks
Weekly study
2 hours
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How it works
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Design, with other stakeholders, new sustainable management practices.
On this six-week course, you’ll discover the most pressing issues and practical challenges faced by decision makers within the extractive industry.
You’ll critically reflect on sustainability, discover best practice strategies, and learn how to respond to sustainability challenges faced by the mineral resource extraction sector.
Explain the environmental and societal impact of mineral extraction
With scientific materials and cutting-edge insights curated by renowned experts, you’ll investigate innovative approaches and solutions to the most pressing sustainability issues in the extractive sector.
Using the SUMEX framework, you’ll focus on five key action areas: permitting and licensing, health and safety, land use planning, environmental and socio-economic impact assessment, and reporting.
With this overview, you’ll be able to contextualise your knowledge within the areas of policy, business, and civil society, helping you analyse and discuss stakeholder needs.
Analyse environmental impact using tools such as the three pillars of sustainability
You’ll investigate sustainable extractive management processes through various conceptual lenses and methodological approaches such as the three pillars of sustainability, leverage points, and the Institutional Resource Regime.
With this knowledge, you’ll be able to apply and adapt sustainability frameworks to reflect different organisational needs.
Discover sustainable management best practice in policy and industry
Framing discussions within the European extractive sector, you’ll share best practice with fellow learners from around the world.
Combining shared experiences and expert insights, you’ll be able to identify successful approaches to sustainability and embed them in your own management practices.
What topics will you cover?
- The societal relevance of mineral extraction for the transition towards a greener economy.
- Sustainability approaches and key-challenges in the extractive industry, especially in the European context, and how to address them from a public policy and industry perspective.
- Potential solutions based on practical examples, which can be applied across Europe.
- The application of state of the art sustainability concepts at the operational level.
- Methodological approaches to analyse and understand systemic change towards sustainability (Leverage Points & Institutional Resource Regime).
Example syllabus of week 3 - Land use planning
Introduction to Land use planning
- Learn what to expect from this week and how to understand the main questions we are asking.
Expert insights
- Listen to Sybil Berne and Thomas Hartmann talk about the importance of land policy to balance costs and benefits of extractive projects and participate in the Q&A session.
Highlighting real life practices
- Learn about the real-life application of the Institutional Resource Regime approach on the example of metal mining and reindeer herding in Sweden.
Assignment
- Check your knowledge on the topics that were covered during this week by taking this week’s Quiz.
Outlook and recap
- Remind yourself of the topics that were covered during this week.
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